As we have seen through the inspiring stories of Teppo Numminen (NHL hockey star) and Aaron Boone (MLB baseball star), several athletes have returned to professional sports after heart valve surgery.
Here is a great story about competitive cyclist, Michael Gnatek. At 43 years of age, Michael required mitral valve repair surgery due to a mitral [...]

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Sarah just sent me this fascinating story about a new super glue, called Kryptonite, used to accelerate sternum healing following open heart surgery. I thought you might appreciate this medical advance featured in Science Daily:

Dr. Paul Fedak - Heart Surgeon & Scientist
Canadian researchers have pioneered a new way to mend a patient’s breastbone after open-heart [...]

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Happy Friday!
I thought you might like to start your weekend with a giggle.

So you know, this video has been played 136 million times through Youtube.
Have a great weekend everybody!
Adam
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It is perhaps one of the most common and appropriate questions I receive from patients and their caregivers. That question is, “What is my life expectancy after heart valve surgery?”
As we all know, every patient case is unique. But, the research suggests that life expectancy after heart valve surgery continues to improve thanks to incredible [...]

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It feels great to receive and share patient success stories from all over the world. That said, I thought you might enjoy reading about Cindy, her horse (Mosquito) and her recovery from heart valve repair surgery. She writes…
Hey Adam,
I wrote you a little while back. As you may recall, I was curious to know how [...]

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When I find a good, educational video about heart valve surgery, I waste no time posting it here for all of us to learn from.
To this point, I just came across an excellent video all about aortic valve replacement surgery. It’s a great introduction to aortic valve surgery for patients recently diagnosed with aortic stenosis [...]

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I just received an excellent question from Gary about the Heart Valve Surgeon Database.
He writes, “Adam - I had mitral valve replacement eight weeks due to a prolapsed valve. Thanks to your book, your blog and the patients at this website, I’m doing better than expected. My post-op echo is showing no regurgitation! Obviously, I [...]

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I just received a great question from Lauren about aortic valve replacement and robotic surgery.
Lauren writes, “Hi Adam - I’ve read about the use of the da Vinci robot for mitral valve repair. But, I’m curious to know if the robot is ever used for patients with other valve disorders. I have aortic stenosis, due [...]

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Here’s a great recovery tip from Keith about using both hands after open heart surgery. Keith writes…
Hi Adam,
We have traded emails several times before. I have mainly asked you for contacts of other patients (like myself) who needed heart valve replacement following radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
I had my aortic valve replaced exactly one week ago [...]

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It’s always great to receive patient success stories from our readers around the world. This one comes from Paul Ash, who had heart valve replacement from Dr. Vaughn Starnes one year ago. Here is what Paul writes:
Hi Adam,
Thanks for all of the great advice and articles over the last eighteen months.
Today is my one year [...]

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